Metro East Port District Project to receive additional $8.5 million

Written by jrood

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded an additional $8.5 million in funding Tri-City Regional Port District for a project to continue construction on a regional multimodal transportation hub in Metro East, Illinois. This award was part of $15 million in Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery program funding that was redistributed by the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood. "This project will reduce congestion along the Mississippi River and promote the economic competitiveness of the Metro East region," said U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). "I commend local leaders and Congressman Costello for their work on the project and Secretary LaHood for his decision to award additional funding today." The project, known as the Southwest Regional Intermodal Freight Transportation Hub, involves construction of a new harbor and connecting rail lines for an multimodal inland waterway transportation barge port and associated rail and truck facility in Madison County, Ill.

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